Folding car-step.



F.. G. MGCAULEY.

FOLDING GAR STEP.

APPLICATION FILED 001217, 1912.

1,053,049. Patented 1101.111913.

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F. G. MCCAULEY.

FOLDING GAR STEP.

APPLICATION FILED 01111.17, 1912.

1,053,049. Patented 11811111913.

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'WFFF STATES PATENT @FFCE FRANKLIN Gr. MCCAULEY, OF GREENWIGH, OHIO.

FOLDING CAR-STEP.

Application led October 17, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANKLIN G. MCCAULEY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Greenwich, in the county ofHuron, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Folding Car-Steps; and I do hereby declare the fol'- lowing to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in steam or electric railwaycoaches, and has particular reference to an auxiliary step therefor. y

rlhe principal object is to provide a simple device of this character bymeans of which an auxiliary step may be quickly and easily raised asdesired.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and with particular reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fragmentary portion ofthe rear end of a railway coach illustrating my invention, the stepbeing in lowered position, Fig. 2 is an end view of a portion of thecoach showing the stairway, the auxiliary step in lowered position, Fig.3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 the stepI being raised, Fig. 4 is a rearelevation of the flight of steps, Fig. 5 is a top plan view, Fig. 6 is asection on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, Fig. 7 is a perspective view of aportion of the auxiliary step showing one of the hangers, Fig. 8 is ahorizontal sectional view on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents theflight of steps on one side yof a railway coach, 11 being the end wallof the coach and forming one side of the stairway while 12 representsthe guard wall at the opposite or outer side of the stairway.

Mounted on the wall of the car, as well as the side wall of the steps,are the guide brackets 13 and slidable through these brackets are theplates 14, the lower end of each of which is bifurcated and provided toform the curved legs 15, a shoulder 16 being Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented. Feb. 11, i913.

serial No. 726,390.

formed on each side of the plate 14 at the juncture of the plate andlegs 15.

Mounted on both the car and the side wall of the step are the outwardlyextending lugs 17, which when the steps are lowered will engagerespectively the portion of the plate 14 between the legs 15 and theshoulders 16 to support the weight of the parts. Secured to the lowerends of the plates 14 at the outer ends of the legs 15 is the auxiliarytread 18 of the auxiliary step. The upper end of each of the plates 14is formed with an opening 19 to receive the pivot pins 20, carried bythe ends of the brackets 21, one of the pins passing through the lowerend of the bar 22, thus holding the upper end of the plates 14 inproperly spaced relation. A bar 21 is connected at its opposite ends tothe ends of the swinging brackets 21, the said bar being rotatablymounted in the rear portion of the side plates of the steps. The lever22 extends upon the platform of the car through a slot 23, and formedintegrally on the lever 22 is the laterally projecting member 24, whichengages with the raised projection 25 on a slotted plate 26 mounted onthe platform of the car. The upper end of the lever 22 is provided ahandle by means of which the said lever may be raised and lowered. Theraising and lowering of this lever, raises and lowers by means of theconnections with the spring 14 and the bar 20, the plate 14 and theauxiliary step 18, said tread 18 being drawn up under the tread of thebottom step of the flight.

It will of course, be understood that this auxiliary step can be adaptedfor use on street railway cars, as well as steam railway coaches.

What is claimed is:

An attachment for railway ear steps, comprising a bracket mounted on thecar wall and the side wall of t-he stairway, plates slidable verticallythrough the brackets, the lower ends of these plates being formed withdownwardly and forwardly curved legs, shoulders at the upper ends of thelegs, the tread of an auxiliary step secured to the lower ends of thecurved legs, laterally projecting pins or lugs on the wall of the carand the wall of the Stairway for engagement with the shoulder and the'portions of the plates between projection for engagement with theprojel- 10 the legs, swinging brackets on the sides of tion of theslotted plate, for holding t the stairway, pivotal connections betweenthe swinging brackets and the plates, a slotted plate mounted on theupper end of the stairway, a projecting member in one end of the slot,and a lever pivotally oonneoted to the said bar for raising and loweringthe plates, said lever having the lateral parts in elevated position. Intestimony whereof, I aiX my signalture, in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN G. MCCAULEY. Vitnesses:

H. TRAVIS, D. L. WEBB.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 11.0.

